Hunting News

Apply for a WMA deer hunting permit by July 1

By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Hunters can apply now until July 1 to hunt deer on some of Arkansas’ more popular wildlife management areas. Application for permit-only hunts can made online. Applicants for WMA deer hunt permits must provide a $5 nonrefundable processing fee at the time of application for each hunt for which they apply. If successful, they will receive their permit...

2019 deer harvest is second highest on record

By Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife

The statewide deer harvest for 2019 was 13,920 deer, the second highest on record. For the first time ever, there were more deer taken during the archery season than the shotgun season. Although Massachusetts is the third most densely populated state in the country, it is a state where quality deer can be found anywhere. MassWildlife biologists estimate t...

Recent Hunting News

Help biologists, report turkey sightings by Aug. 31

By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

To help biologists learn more about Florida’s wild turkey populations, residents can report online all wild turkeys seen in rural and developed areas during normal daily activities now through Aug. 31. Biologists are interested in sig... READ MORE

Big game draw permit applications open June 8

By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Hunters can apply for 2020 big game draw permits beginning June 8. Residents and nonresidents may apply for one deer permit; residents may apply for one elk permit, and residents and eligible landowners may apply for one antelope permit. ... READ MORE

Report wild turkey brood sightings online until Aug. 31

By New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

The Fish and Game Department is asking for help in tracking wild turkey broods in New Hampshire this spring and summer Residents who observe groups of turkeys with poults (juvenile birds) between June 1 and Aug. 31, are asked to report sigh... READ MORE

Turkey hunters check 17,891 birds in spring season

By Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Hunters checked 17,891 wild turkeys during Ohio’s 2020 spring hunting season, a slight increase over 2019 when hunters harvested 19,168 wild turkeys during the same time. “Hunting wild turkeys is one of the most cherished and ch... READ MORE